Its Minister of Environment Turkey pledged today to fight a “marine mucus” epidemic threatening the Sea of Marmara with a disaster management plan that he said would secure the future of the maritime region.
A dense, slimy layer of organic matter, known as marine mucus, has spread to the sea area south of Istanbul, posing a threat to marine life and the fishing industry.
Ports, coastlines and seas have been covered with this viscous gray matter, some of which has sunk under the waves, destroying life on the seabed.
“Fortunately, we will protect our Marmara as part of a disaster management plan,” said Environment Minister Murat Kurum, speaking from a marine research vessel that collects samples of the slime.
“We will take all the necessary measures within three years and implement the plans together, which will save not only the present but also the future,” Kurum said, adding that he would soon release details of the action plan.
Scientists say climate change and pollution have contributed to the rapid spread of organic matter, which contains a wide variety of microorganisms and can grow when human wastewater is discharged into the sea.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has blamed the appearance of “sea mucus” on untreated water from cities, including Istanbul, which has a population of 16 million, and vowed to “cleanse our seas of the scourge of sea mucus.”
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